The Flute Demon Storm (V)
Chu Caiwu waved his hand in front of Chi Ce, as if testing a blind man, and stretched out his five fingers, and asked: "What is this?"
Chi Ce looked helpless. In order to investigate the matter of the flute demon capturing the demons, he had tried very hard to appear steady in front of mortals. Chu Caiwu even provoked him, and he was about to lose his composure.
The cabbage spirit was surrounded by a bright white light, which condensed into sharp blades and was about to pierce through Chi Ce.
Chu Caiwu didn't expect that when she was acting out a monster hunt, a monster really appeared. She rushed forward and pushed Chi Ce with all her strength, otherwise Chi Ce would have been pierced where he was.
Just as Chu Caiwu rushed in front of Chi Ce, all the white blades in the void solidified and stopped.
The cabbage spirit cursed: "Xiao Fennel, do you want to die? Get out of the way!"
Chu Caiwu opened his arms and protected Chi Ce: "No! Don't kill him."
Chi Ce was slightly stunned and looked down at Chu Caiwu in front of him. She had two round buns with furry fennel leaves on them. Chu Caiwu's spiritual power was so low, yet she was standing in front of him.
The cabbage spirit glanced at Chi Ce's Taoist robes and snorted, "If a demon likes a Taoist priest, you will never have any results. Sooner or later, he will kill you, cut out your demon core, and squeeze out all its value without leaving a drop!"
Suddenly, the cabbage spirit stretched out its arms and sprayed out a white beam of light that wrapped around Chu Caiwu's neck.
Chu Caiwu screamed in pain. The old injury on his neck had not healed yet, and this time it hurt even more, as if the purple bruises on his body were being repeatedly crushed.
Chu Caiwu's body glowed green, and his spiritual power was transmitted from his neck to the cabbage spirit's hand. Chu Caiwu's spiritual power was dissipating bit by bit.
The cabbage spirit paused and asked in confusion, "You can't even break free?"
Chu Caiwu's neck was entangled, making it difficult for him to speak. He stammered, "I haven't, I haven't practiced..."
Chi Ce poured a lot of magic power into the magic sword, swung the sword, and cut off the beam of light wrapped around Chu Caiwu's neck.
Chu Caiwu coughed suffocatingly, coughing dryly over and over again. The more he coughed, the more he wanted to vomit. He felt extremely weak and fell to the ground.
Seeing the situation, the cabbage spirit instantly transformed into white sharp blades and shot them forward.
Chi Ce created a golden shield to block Chu Caiwu. His own arm was pierced by the sharp blade. The hole was like a spring, and scarlet blood gushed out in streams.
Chi Ce ignored the wound and pain, moved quickly, rushed to the cabbage spirit, and cut off her head with a knife.
The surrounding villagers became even more chaotic, shouting: "Murder, murder!"
The mayor stood up from his seat and kowtowed to Chi Ce.
Chi Ce ignored the chaos. When the goblins transformed and tried to hurt people, the villagers weren't afraid. But now that the goblins had been dealt with, they became afraid.
Chi Ce walked around the mayor who was kowtowing at his feet, went forward to check on Chu Caiwu, and was about to help her up.
Chu Caiwu held Chi Ce's hand. She was afraid that her acting wasn't good enough and that she wouldn't be able to get the sound transmission talisman and the jacket. She panted and asked, "How's my acting? If I still don't look like a fairy... then you can take me in."
Chi Ce frowned, looking at Chu Caiwu who was gasping for breath on the ground, and said angrily: "It's already this time! Why are you still acting like a demon?" Chi Ce took out a golden bottle from his arms, which contained only a big pill, and handed it to Chu Caiwu's mouth.
This pill can suppress the dissipation of spiritual power and is a rare spiritual medicine among the demon clan. The one that Chi Ce fed to Chu Caiwu was given to him by the Demon Lord when he was seriously injured on the battlefield of the immortal clan last time. He was reluctant to use it and kept it until now.
Chu Caiwu didn't want to take the pill. She raised the corners of her mouth, wanting to smile, but it was difficult and stiff: "You promised to give me the musical notes and the jacket."
Chi Ce's arm was still bleeding, and the pain was clear, but he didn't care about that. Chu Caiwu was the only one who could help him find the flute demon, and he absolutely couldn't let her die: "If you eat this pill, I will give it all to you."
Chu Caiwu stared at Chi Ce's demon, his eyes seemed to be saying, "Don't lie to me." Chu Caiwu quickly swallowed the pill into his mouth. Because the pill was too big, his cheeks bulged.
"Master, Master!" The mayor's voice trembled as he knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and finally said, "Master, you are a master of martial arts and magic. May I ask which school you belong to?"
Chi Ce: "She has no sect or school, and her master is just a casual cultivator." Chi Ce felt that Chu Caiwu was unable to protect herself, so he could only give her an identity to protect her so that she would be safe. Otherwise, something would go wrong again. He pointed at Chu Caiwu: "She is my junior sister."
The mayor stammered, "Ah... Yaoyaojing is the Taoist priest's junior sister?"
Chu Caiwu kept chewing the pill. As she slowly swallowed it, her cheeks finally deflated. She felt much more comfortable and still had some strength.
Chi Ce explained: "My master was digging wild vegetables in the mountains and brought back this fennel. Before she could eat it, she transformed."
The mayor pretended to understand and chimed in, "Oh, Taoist Master, you're really doing good for the people! The fennel you just picked up is now useful to us."
Chu Caiwu frowned and stared at the mayor. The flute demon wanted to catch the fennel spirit, so she could take the risk and serve as bait.
It is obvious that it is she, the fennel spirit, who benefits the people, not the Taoist priest's master.
As soon as the mayor met Chu Caiwu's gaze, he quickly moved away, as if throwing away a hot potato. Having never seen a fairy before, he didn't dare look directly at this strange person. He also heard that the fennel fairy was the Taoist priest's junior sister, so he could only say respectfully: "Fairy... Fairy Lady."
Chu Caiwu felt a little uncomfortable and didn't say anything.
Feng Di picked up the crutch on the ground and handed it to the mayor. It was the crutch that the mayor had just thrown away in anger.
The mayor didn't look at Feng Di directly, but reluctantly took the crutch.
The mayor suddenly seemed to remember something and said quickly, "Why don't you two Taoist priests come with me to the forest? There's something strange going on there. There are all these missing and returning, mentally retarded people gathered there, and most of them won't even be claimed by their families."
Feng Di lowered her brows and said, "Mayor, how about I take the two Taoist priests to the pharmacy to treat their wounds?"
The mayor's face flushed red, and sweat dripped from his forehead. He really didn't care about the wound on his long arm. He just wanted to catch the flute demon. Now that Feng Di mentioned this, it seemed that he had no manners. He could only agree: "Okay, women are still thoughtful and careful."
He attributed his own gains and mistakes to his being a man, in order to absolve himself of the charges.
Feng Di had long been accustomed to men's arrogance, and stepped forward to help Chu Caiwu.
However, Chu Caiwu did not take it. She stood up from the ground by herself and patted the dust off her green silk skirt, as if she had never been injured.
Chu Caiwu followed behind Chi Ce and Feng Di, deliberately keeping a distance.
The mayor went forward to curry favor with Chi Ce, trying to find all sorts of conversation, but was ignored. He then turned to the solitary Chu Caiwu and said, "Thank you, Fairy, for helping us catch the flute demon."
Chu Caiwu shook her head, feeling very uncomfortable, but she also said truthfully: "I am not an immortal, and I don't have any Taoist skills, so I can't catch the flute demon."
The mayor changed his tone and said, "The fairy lady is fennel...isn't that just the right thing to lure the flute demon?"
Chu Caiwu's scalp tingled and her heart ached. She was a fennel spirit and a living being. Why should she risk her life to be bait?
What made Chu Caiwu most uncomfortable was that when she was useful, they respectfully called her a fairy lady and never mentioned that she was a scary demon. Once she was useless, they would not even look at her and would even shout and call for her to be beaten and killed.
The mayor tried to curry favor with Chi Ce, but in the end, he still had to rely on Chu Caiwu to get things done. The mayor was indeed a coarse-minded person, a frivolous fence-sitter.
Chu Caiwu didn't want to get involved in these things. She would get the coat and the sound transmission talisman soon and wait for Yin Zhuo to come back.
As they were about to reach the pharmacy, the mayor called out, "Fairy, Fairy!"
Chu Caiwu said resolutely, "I won't help you lure the flute demon. Also, don't call me Fairy."
Chu Caiwu walked into the pharmacy without looking back.
The mayor was embarrassed when he saw this, and said loudly: "Master, take good care of yourself!"
The medicine cabinets were tall and the drawers were a bit worn. Feng Di took out a white porcelain bottle from the drawer at hand and was about to apply medicine to Chi Ce.
Chi Ce held the medicine bottle and said to Feng Di, "I want Xiao Xianxiang to help me apply the medicine."
Chu Caiwu crawled on the table, holding his chin with one hand, completely lacking his former vitality. Suddenly, he felt two pairs of eyes staring at him.
Chi Ce held up the medicine bottle and asked, "Can you help me apply the medicine?"
Chu Caiwu was about to refuse, but then she remembered that the hole on Chi Ce's arm was caused by him protecting her. Chu Caiwu stood up weakly, took the medicine bottle, and without saying a word, mechanically applied the medicine to Chi Ce.
Chi Ce noticed that something was wrong with Chu Caiwu. She was not like this before. For some reason, she was always depressed now. Maybe it was because she didn't get the sound transmission talisman and the jacket.
Chi Ce thought for a moment, then took out a piece of talisman paper in his hand. The talisman paper glowed with blue light, which was the sound transmission talisman.
Chi Ce handed the sound transmission note to Chu Caiwu and tried hard to put down his pride: "Here you go. You should be happy now."
Chu Caiwu paused while applying the medicine, placed the porcelain bottle on the table, and took the sound transmission note he had been thinking about: "Thank you..."
This sound transmission note was what she deserved, and she was not very happy about it.
The reason why she was unhappy was not because she didn't get the sound transmission talisman, but because people always wanted to categorize her into different levels and flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
Chi Ce came closer, looked at Chu Caiwu, and observed her expression with a swagger, then said: "Why are you still unhappy? Oh, yes. I still haven't given you the coat."
Chu Caiwu didn't want to explain why she was still unhappy. She didn't turn her face away from Chi Ce, she just spoke less. What did her happiness have to do with Chi Ce? She just wanted to wait for Yin Zhuo to come back. She really wanted to see Yin Zhuo.
Feng Di stood on tiptoe and pulled out a pair of furry deer antlers from the highest medicine cabinet. She said softly, "Miss Chu, I heard you were waiting for a friend who's not feeling well." Feng Di held the antlers in front of Chu Caiwu and said, "These are deer velvet antlers. They're a great tonic for those with weak constitutions."
Chu Caiwu suddenly perked up, like a rabbit seeing a carrot. A weak body, a great tonic—this was exactly what Yin Zhuo needed. The better Yin Zhuo was, the better the blood she drank.
Chu Caiwu took the deer antler and said excitedly: "Thank you! Thank you!"
Chi Ce looked at Chu Caiwu's excitement, and felt a pang in his heart. It seemed that she still liked the deer antlers Feng Di gave her, and didn't like the sound transmission talisman he gave her. Chi Ce couldn't sit still and asked: "Why don't you do this to me?"
Chu Caiwu was stunned. Chi Ce was full of energy, unlike Yin Zhuo who was weak. Chi Ce didn't need deer antler at all. Chu Caiwu said weakly, "This is the deer antler that Yin Zhuo uses. You are not weak, so you don't need it."
Chi Ce raised an eyebrow. He was a little unresponsive. He was just jealous of Chu Caiwu's reaction to Feng Di. How was it related to Yin Zhuo? But Chi Ce was even more jealous. Chu Caiwu used deer antler to nourish Yin Zhuo.
Chi Ce turned his head and said: "Yes, yes, it's useless. If he is weak, let him use it. I won't be weak."
Chu Caiwu begged, "Where's the coat I promised to give you after I helped you catch the monster?"
Chi Ce said angrily: "No!"
This sentence abruptly blocked Chu Caiwu's mouth. Chu Caiwu didn't know what to say for a moment. Chi Ce went back on his word.
The coat is something particularly important to Chu Caiwu, just like the deer antlers, because they are both for Yin Zhuo.
Chu Caiwu became completely dispirited and stopped talking.
Feng Di stepped forward and advised, "He's just speaking in anger. Miss Chu, don't take it seriously. I'll go tell the mayor that we need a coat to catch the monster, and he'll definitely give it to us."
Chu Caiwu felt somewhat comforted and nodded.
Feng Di turned around and walked out of the door, apparently going to ask the mayor for a jacket.
Chu Caiwu fiddled with the sound transmission talisman in his hand. The air was unusually quiet and neither of them spoke.
Chu Caiwu didn't know how to use the sound transmission talisman. She held the talisman in her hand and thought about Yin Zhuo. After a long time, the talisman didn't respond at all.
Chi Ce glanced over here and said, "Boring."
Chu Caiwu had no choice but to ask: "Can you teach me how to use the sound transmission talisman?"
Chi Ce turned his face away: "I can't teach you."
Chu Caiwu stopped asking questions, she already knew that Chi Ce would not teach her.
"Master! Fairy!" The mayor suddenly rushed in, cheering loudly. Feng Di was holding a blue jacket beside him. Behind them were many villagers, carrying all kinds of things. Some were holding a piece of meat, some were holding a chicken, and some were holding a pile of vegetable leaves...
Feng Di stepped forward first and handed the blue jacket to Chu Caiwu.
Chu Caiwu hugged the blue jacket and felt a little relieved at this moment, but she didn't know why these people were making such a big fuss.
The mayor said ashamedly: "Master, Fairy, I shouldn't have bothered you today, but most of our relatives are missing, and those who have returned are as stupid as the person lying outside the forest..."
Many villagers knelt down one after another, saying in unison: "Please ask the Taoist priest and the fairy to go to the Netherworld Song House to investigate!"
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